India imposes maximum anti-dumping measures: WTO

India imposed the maximum measures and ordered the highest number of probes into dumping of goods from different countries, including China, during July 1 to December 31, 2007, a WTO report has said.
"Concerning application of new final anti-dumping measures, India with 16 reported the largest number during the second half of 2007, twice the number it reported (8) during the corresponding period of 2006", the report said.
India was followed by Brazil, which reported eight new final measures, China and the European Communities (seven each) and Colombia (four). Compared with the figures reported during the second half of 2006, these represented increase for Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, India, New Zealand, and Thailand and decrease for China, Egypt, Israel and Turkey.
India also topped the list for initiating the highest number of probes, at 31 into dumping of goods from other countries during the second half of 2007.